Monolithic concrete building construction



Nov. 16 1926. v

A. A. A. BYRD MONOLITHC CONCRETE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed July 21' 1925 Patentedv Nov,r i6, i926.

ANTHCNYALBERT AUcUsTUs even, or LCNDCN,y ENGLAND;

MCNCLITHIC CONCRETE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed July 2l, 1925, Serial No.

This invention relates to monolithic con` crete building Construction and more pa:-v

moreover so Athat the two materials, that is the absorbent and non-absorbent materials,

of which the wall is formed willbe firmly bonded together fin the one operation. y

Vl/Vith this objectaccording to the invention wire netting, lathing or other similar foraminous material is so placed and held rin position between the forms or shutters that the non-absorbent material, preferably cementitious concrete, may be poured on one side of the netting and the absorbent Ymaterial on the other side thereof, the Vinterstices in the netting permitting the two v materials to unite or bond together and thus forming a solid wall.A

Presuming the application ofmy inven-V tion to that form of Construction V'referred to above inV which metallic forms are employed, it being usual to hold these forms apart at the distance required to obtain'a wall of the Vcorrect depth by spreaders or spacing bars which lie across the top flanges l I whenyfthe Ysuccessive courses have been of the forms and are suitably attached thereto, these spacing bars'rare utilized kfor keeping the netting aforesaid in its correct position relatively to the formsand taut by fixing a hook or the like into each Yspacing bar to which the top yedge of the netting may be attached. A .y l

In the accompanying drawing is illustrated a fragmentary perspective VVview of a monolithic wall construction"wherein the preferred form of metallic plates or formsY are employed. .t Y Y j Referring tothe said drawing the wirenetting a which' is firstly secured to the raft* or'f'oundation ofthe intended structure vby,

Y staples at frequent intervals "is turned `up into the verticalV position and the metallic" plates or forms b placed at the reCniired'dis-fY tance Aon either thereofto form the which constitutes the-wall.

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spaces for the reception of absorbent and noivabsorbent cementitious concrete d ande rlhe formsv` Z) are retained in their lcorrect positionsrelatively with the netting cr by the spreaders or spacing bars which are provided'with depending pins g on their `underside'that drop into holes /L in the forms in the usual manner.` rlhe spreaders f may be ext-ended at their ends and be provided vwith two or more depending pins so as to afford a ready means of varying the thickness of the composite Wall to Vbeuconstructed The vspreader f is also provided with anV arch or bridge 1I from which depends the plate or bar-y' vthat carries hooks f; which engage with the meshes ofthe top edge of the wire netting a and by means of the threaded stem m which is integral'with the vbar j andthe fly nut n theA netting is evenly stretched and maintained taut in theV` vertical position while.

Athe respective mixtures arel poured to form :the absorbent and non-absorbent structure or composite wall.A

As-will be observed the ting a; projects above the, finished course so that the next sheet may be Xed thereto and top of wire net Y in order to secure Va satisfactory connection of the two sheets which will withstand the Atension applied by the hooks 7c' a wirejo is threaded through the top and bottom uedges of the wire nettingrwhich secures them rigL Vidly together 'so that the necessary' tension may beV satisfactorily applied n without 4distortion' of the; fabric.-

ltV will bev observed that the 'structurev formed contains a continuous insertion ofV i netting from bottom'to top which materialyly Yassists in y.its integration and .prevents cracking ofthe interiore yof the structure.

r exterior elements v What I 4claim is z Y t Avmoldl for 4'concrete wall construction, comprising in combination, a pair of eYAt-e rior forms, removable spreaders engaging ing Ain a`t horizontal plane above the topa,

edgesV of thev forms, a. bar'fdepending from# v, veach of .said` br1dge portions andhavlng a f l' threaded `stem passing through its ,bridge pcrtien, a wing nut engaging stein `thereby to adjust the height of the bar,eacl1 of sald bars havmg a pluralt;7 0l' hooks,

Y and a sheet of foraminous mate-rial secured ai; its lower edge midway between said forms and engaging said hooks at its upper edge thereby',7 toY place said sheet under tension with its upper edge at a higher level than the edges of the forms, said foruminous materiel forming a parttendvidlng the space between the forms inte u pull' er" chambers for the reception of Concrete m11;-

tures of dlfle'rent grades. l

In testimony Whereef I affix my signature.

ANTHONY ALBERT AUGUSTUS BYRD. 

